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Gavin Thomson
Born on January 9th, 1968, and raised in Cape Town, Gavin matriculated at Rondebosch in the eighties. During the nineties he worked in London for studios such as Disney and…>
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Menacing Threat
A MENACING THREAT: In this cartoon Gavin Thomson looks at the prevalence of violence committed by the youth, often in gangs and against the defenceless elderly. He has employed a line up of his old cartoon favourites to illustrate the story, adding an eerie edge to its message, that innocence has been lost. This is not the first time Dennis the Menace has featured in a Gavin Thomson cartoon. Click on the keywords to see where he used this American character's British namesake.
